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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Elma had a population of 345 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elma had a population of 3,378 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Elma, with the one closest to Elma listed first.

  • Satsop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satsop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
    • Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Porter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Porter
    • From Elma to Porter
  • Montesano
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Melbourne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cedarville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Cedarville
    • From Elma to Cedarville
  • Oakville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Artic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
    • Artic is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Matlock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Aberdeen Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
    • Aberdeen Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Cosmopolis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • New Kamilche
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Kamilche. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
    • New Kamilche is located in Mason County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to New Kamilche
    • From Elma to New Kamilche
  • Kamilche
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamilche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamilche
    • Kamilche is located in Mason County
  • South Aberdeen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Littlerock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Aberdeen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Rochester
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Shelton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Belmore
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
    • Belmore is located in Thurston County
  • Hoquiam
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Grand Mound
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Tumwater
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Olympia
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Willapa
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willapa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willapa
    • Willapa is located in Pacific County
  • Plumb
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plumb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumb
    • Plumb is located in Thurston County
  • Lacey
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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